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The Museum of Natural History will soon be the host of several animations produced by the 3D Lab covering an array of space-related subjects. From understanding the behavior of black holes, to demonstrations of the life cycle of stars, Stephanie O’Malley, Interactive Imaging and Production Specialist at the UM3D lab, has created the animations in collaboration with …

Professor Daniel Fisher has one of the rarest collections of Mastodon skeletal remains in the world. His collection was complete except for a few pieces. The University of Michigan 3D Lab worked with his team and the existing remains to scan them into the computer and apply texture to give them a realistic appearance. …

This replication of a mastodon femur was modeled using the MicroScribe contact scanner—a scanner that functions by registering each point individually. This creates accurate measurements, but with obvious facets and planes on the model. Nevertheless, the models look fairly realistic and fit perfectly. A mastodon femur was scanned in this way, and printed to replace …